WorksheetsModern- Dance I, 2nd 9 weeks PART 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
In the early 1900s European and American dancers started to rebel against the rigid constraints of ______________
Jazz Dance
Classical Ballet
Ballet Folklorico
Hip Hop
True or False? Modern dances focuses on creative self expression rather than rigid technique.
True
False
True or False? Modern Dance CAN BE ANYTHING, a free style of dance in which choreographers use emotions, patterns or art to create their own steps.
True
False
What are the three modern dance movement elements? Check all that apply
Space
Hard Technique
Time
Energy
Passe
Who is this Modern Dance Pioneer? She wanted to move away from rigid ballet technique.
Isadora Duncan
Amalia Hernandez
Gwen Verdon
Who is this modern dance pioneer? She was inspired by GREEK MYTHOLOGY.
Queen Catherine of England
Martha Graham
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Which natural movement did Isadora Duncan NOT perform?
skipping
running
jumping
leaping
sleeping
Describe Martha Grahams modern dance style?
Slow and steady
High in the air
Angular and shape driven
Only floorwork
Which modern dance technique means to make a C shaped curve with your torso?
Convulsion
Contraction
Movement
Plie
What is an inversion?
A math formula
walking on all fours
sideways movement
a handstand
